The State Department urged U.S. citizens in Libya to “depart immediately”
July 28, 2014
United States military personnel evacuated the U.S. embassy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli after heavy fighting forced the State Department to order its staff out of the country. “All embassy personnel were relocated, including the Marine security guards who were providing security at the embassy and during the movement. The embassy staff was driven in vehicles to Tunisia. During movement, F-16’s, ISR assets and an Airborne Response Force with MV-22 Ospreys provided security” Rear Adm. John Kirby said.
The embassy remains open, but the State Department also urged U.S. citizens in Libya to “depart immediately.”